I have used a product called Gymseal on wood floors in the past...now discontinued for the VOC-phobia...discussing it with retailers is like discussing "albums"...feeling like a dinosaur...and getting "use Minwax, it's all the same stuff" and, of course, only wanting to sell what they have.

Thinking that some of you are as prehistoric as I am, I'm hoping you might steer me in the right direction for a direct replacement

Thank you in advance...Nick (from the good ole days)...

I should add that I read about Duraseal Gymthane...any experiences...? Finishing high traffic stairs...

Have you researched McClosky's Man-O-War? It's a Marine varnish.
I've used it on oak thresholds between carpet and tile and under exterior doors. Holds up well. Valspar owns them now but the formula is the same.

Gene Howe
Snowflake, AZ

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Nick; I used Mohawk's solvent based Urethane on my interior, Oak, stair nosings (tiled treads) 10 years ago and they still look like new...never retouched.
I should add that all our dogs, over the years, have made many trips daily up and down them with unclipped nails I might add (all the dogs have been in the 80lb range. That's as good a test of durability as one could devise.)

I grew up in a family wherein my grandfather was the head custodian of a city school system. He thoroughly refinished his home's oak flooring every ten years or so with Hillyard Gym Seal and Gym Finish!

I just looked them up to see what products they are offering in these day of strict VOC requirements. Their brochure suggests they have addressed the situation. If you don't find what you are looking for elsewhere you could contact a local custodial supply company and see if they carry the Hillyard products and what they've experienced using them.

Nick; I used Mohawk's solvent based Urethane on my interior, Oak, stair nosings (tiled treads) 10 years ago and they still look like new...never retouched.
I should add that all our dogs, over the years, have made many trips daily up and down them with unclipped nails I might add (all the dogs have been in the 80lb range. That's as good a test of durability as one could devise.)

Dan...all I can find on Mohawk site is water based polyurethane products (Finish-up)...can you point me closer with a specific product name...? Thanks...Nick

##&*&%$!!! They've dropped it from their line-up(?)!
At a guess the VOC bs takes another victim, either that or they're cutting back on their product line due to the economy.
To be fair to them, I'm using waterborne urethane almost exclusively myself.
I guess a lot of folks are carcinophobic these days...